EP 0275549 B1 19900829 - COMPACT CHEMICAL REACTION VESSEL
Title (en)
COMPACT CHEMICAL REACTION VESSEL
Publication
Application
Priority
US 94706886 A 19861229
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0275549A1] The vessel (2) is a fuel/steam reformer which has an annular chamber containing a catalyst bed (44). The annular chamber is surrounded by a heating zone and heat pipes (52) from the heating zone extend through the interior of the catalyst bed (44) whereby the catalyst is concurrently heated from inside and outside of the bed. A burner (12) is positioned coaxially of the annular chamber to supply the required heat. Raw fuel is fed into a vaporizing chamber (50) below the catalyst bed and after vaporization, rises through the catalyst bed (44) for conversion to a hydrogen rich fuel gas. The fuel gas is collected in a chamber above the catalyst bed. The device is particularly useful for compact methanol fuel cell power plants.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B01J 8/06 (2006.01); C01B 3/22 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B01J 8/062 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/22 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0631 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2208/00495 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0275549 A1 19880727; EP 0275549 B1 19900829; CA 1288596 C 19910910; DE 3764630 D1 19901004; JP H0524846 B2 19930409; JP S63182202 A 19880727; US 4861347 A 19890829
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 87119263 A 19871228; CA 554164 A 19871211; DE 3764630 T 19871228; JP 32364787 A 19871221; US 94706886 A 19861229